Ecclesiology in the trenches : theory and method under construction /
edited by Sune Fahlgren and Jonas Idestrm̲ ; foreword by Gerard Mannion.
- Eugene, Oregon : Pickwick Publications,, c2015.
- xiv, 241 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
- Church of Sweden research series ; volume 10 .
- Research series (Svenska kyrkan) ; no. 10. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-241)
Ecclesiology under construction: a report from a working-site / Ecclesiology as juxtaposition of social theory, hermeneutics, and theology: learnings from a dissertation on Afrikaner theology / Systematic ecclesiology as primary ecclesiology / To compare or not to compare, that is the question: some thoughts on comparative method in ecclesiology / Reflections on understanding ecclesiology / Studying fundamental ecclesial practices / The active and concrete church: operative ecclesiologies in the visitation of the sick in the Middle Ages and Reformation / Implicit ecclesiology and local church identity: dealing with dilemmas of empirical ecclesiology / Reflections on particularity and unity / Ecclesiology in liturgical texts: in search of a method / Church floor plans as ecclesiological texts / (De)gendering ecclesiology: reflections on the church as a gendered body / Reflections on the church at worship and the "lieutenant nun" / Sven-Erik Brodd -- Hans Engdahl -- Michael Hjl̃m -- Tiit Pd̃am -- Harald Hegstad -- Sune Fahlgren -- Stina Fallberg Sundmark -- Jonas Idestrm̲ -- Clare Watkins -- Karin Oljelund -- Gunnar Weman -- Ninna Edgardh -- Teresa Berger. Part 1: Systematic ecclesiology under construction. Part 2: Empirical ecclesiology under construction. Part 3: Embedded ecclesiology under construction.
"The field of ecclesiology is rapidly expanding as new material, theories, methods, and approaches are being explored. This raises important and challenging questions concerning ecclesiology as an academic discipline. This book takes the reader into the trenches of ecclesiological research where the actual work of reading, writing, interpreting, and analyzing is being done. The authors reflect on fundamental questions concerning theory and method in ecclesiology in relation to concrete and actual research projects. Ecclesiology is dealt with as a systematic, empirical, historical, and liturgical discipline. Essays explore theology in South Africa as shaped by apartheid, liturgical theology, the diaconate in an ecumenical context, Free Church preachership, suburban ecclesial identity, medieval church practices, liturgical texts, church floor plans, and ecclesiology as a gendered discipline. Ecclesiology in the Trenches is a book for anyone who is interested and involved in ecclesiological research. It is also an example of a reflective approach to academic work. The book can be read as an overall argument for ecclesiology as a theological discipline with great potential for studying the church as a theologically defined empirical phenomenon." --